Social Security Benefits

Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 8 June 2015.

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Photo of Rachel Reeves Rachel Reeves Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the effect on the number of families living in temporary accommodation of reducing the benefit cap from £26,000 to £23,000 per year.

Photo of Rachel Reeves Rachel Reeves Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of people who are in receipt of (a) employment and support allowance (ESA), (b) the work related activity component of ESA, (c) jobseekers allowance and (d) income support who will be affected by reducing the benefit cap from £26,000 to £23,000 per year.

Photo of Rachel Reeves Rachel Reeves Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of people who have a child aged under (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four and (e) five who will be affected by reducing the benefit cap from £26,000 to £23,000 per year.

Photo of Rachel Reeves Rachel Reeves Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of people in temporary accommodation who will be affected by reducing the benefit cap from £26,000 to £23,000 per year.

Photo of Justin Tomlinson Justin Tomlinson Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Disabled People)

We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.

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